"Tonight Amanda plays a secret midnight practice gig as a rehearsal for her new Australian band (it's at the Brisbane Hotel. You didn't hear it from me), and she's invited me along to do something onstage, but I suspect that if I've been up since 6 am, I may not feel like performing or even feel like being awake at midnight. We'll see."

WHAT
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8pm: Neil reads THE TRUTH IS A CAVE IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, accompanied by FourPlay and Eddie Campbell paintings.

9:30pm: Amanda performs.

"Tomorrow both Amanda and I play at the Mona Foma Main Stage (it's on the other side of the white building in the photo). I go on at 8 pm to read THE TRUTH IS A CAVE IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, with FourPlay accompanying me, and Eddie Campbell paintings (and, I hope, Eddie Campbell there too, but am not yet certain about Eddie: he's coming from flooded Brisbane, after all).

"Amanda's playing Sydney Opera House Main Stage on the 26th of January, and she's decided she wants other people up on the stage, for guest spots, and, because I loved playing the Opera House last year, I've agreed to be one of them.

Not sure what I'll do yet -- either some "Best Of..." moments, or something completely new.

Join us to hear from @neilhimself (as his over 1.5 million Twitter followers know him) about writing, life, art and what became of Richard Mayhew.
Presented in partnership with the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Author, graphic novelist, and screenwriter Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, The Graveyard Book) has been described by the Dictionary of Literary Biography as "one of the top ten living post-modern writers." Join Paul Levitz, former publisher of DC Comics and lecturer at Columbia University's Center for American Studies as he talks with Gaiman about his life and his writing.

Presented by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies and the Center for American Studies, Columbia University.

The Music Hall and New Hampshire Public Radio present Neil Gaiman on stage with NHPR's Virgina Prescott for Writers on a New England Stage to discuss the tenth anniversary edition of American Gods, his classic work which was a New York Times bestseller in 2001 and awarded the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards.

New York Times bestselling author, Neil Gaiman, will discuss his book, "American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition," at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23 in the NPC Ballroom. As a fundraiser for the Club’s Eric Friedheim Library, this will be a ticketed event.

Minnesota Public Radio Presents Wits, a four part series at The Fitzgerald Theater starting in March. Wits is a live radio show that brings some the country's leading storytellers, writers and whip-smart funny people to the stage of the historic F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater to shed some light on a subject they're excited about. Guests join host John Moe and musical guide John Munson for a look at the subject through stories, songs and a conversation that will leave you laughing.

Tickets can be purchased through The Fitzgerald Theater's box office at 651-290-1200.

Two types of tickets are available for the event:
* Orange tickets cost $29.55, include one signed copy of American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition from the University Book Store, and grant admission to one person to the event. Signed books will be distributed at the event.
* Green tickets cost $5, and admit one person to the event.